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January 22, 2007
DH 07 JH11
Contact: Joanie Harmon-Whetmore
(310) 243-2740/2001
CSU Appoints Interim President for Cal State Dominguez Hills
(From the California State University Office of the Chancellor)
Contact: Claudia Keith, ckeith@calstate.edu
(562) 951-4813
California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed today appointed
Boice M. Bowman as interim president of Cal State Dominguez Hills effective
March 1, 2007. Bowman has served as Vice President for Student Affairs on the
campus since 1997. Reed also announced that James E. Lyons Sr., who has
served as president of Dominguez Hills since 1999 and recently announced his
plans to retire from the university, has been appointed as Secretary of Higher
Education for the state of Maryland.
CSU has already initiated the search process for a permanent president with
a new president anticipated to be selected by the CSU Board of Trustees in May.
Bowman is expected to serve in the interim position until the new president starts.
His salary will be will be confirmed at the Board of Trustees meeting in March.
Bowman has more than 35 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member,
administrator and higher education consultant, and received his Ed.D. from Pepperdine
University with a focus on institutional management. Bowman joined Cal State Dominguez
Hills in 1994 as associate vice president for student affairs where he is also an
associate professor with tenure of kinesiology and recreation. He previously served
as vice president for student affairs at Compton Community College, and in a variety
of capacities for a higher education computer applications company. Bowman began his
career as an elementary school teacher in Michigan, and received his bachelor and
master’s degrees in counseling and student personnel at Western Michigan University.
About California State University
The California State University is the largest system of senior higher education
in the country, with 23 campuses, approximately 417,000 students and 46,000 faculty
and staff. Since the system was created in 1961, it has awarded nearly 2.5 million degrees,
about 84,000 annually. The CSU is renowned for the quality of its teaching and for the
job-ready graduates it produces. Its mission is to provide high-quality, affordable education
to meet the ever-changing needs of the people of California. With its commitment to excellence,
diversity and innovation, the CSU is the university.
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